Mormon Discussion Podcast

Today I want to talk about tribes and community.  About the “we” of family and friends.  The “we” of religious tribes.  How intimacy is the secret ingredient of small tribes (25 or less), gossip the secret of medium sized tribes(25 to 150) and myth for large tribes (150+) I talk about leaving a tribe when… Read More »Mormon Discussion: 337: The Evolutionary Need for Community and A Better Tribe The post Mormon Discussion: 337: The Evolutionary Need for Community and A Better Tribe appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

This Episode is Audio from outside the Mormon Discussion Podcasts.  This is a sermon from another faith on “Stages of Faith”. We revisit a series where we have taken audio where those of other faiths work to explain and teach the stages of faith.  Today is the South Edmonton Alliance. Here is a sermon given… Read More »PREMIUM: Stages of Faith: South Edmonton Alliance The post PREMIUM: Stages of Faith: South Edmonton Alliance appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

This Episode is Audio from outside the Mormon Discussion Podcasts.  This is a sermon from another faith on “Stages of Faith”. We revisit a series where we have taken audio where those of other faiths work to explain and teach the stages of faith.  Today is a Sermon from Adam Ellis Here is a sermon… Read More »PREMIUM: Stages of Faith: Adam Ellis The post PREMIUM: Stages of Faith: Adam Ellis appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today I share with the audience my top 6 spiritual experiences that have occurred in my life. In telling these experiences, I recognize there will be voices on both sides who think they know better than me what they mean or how I should interpret them.  But I share them and often give other contextual… Read More »Mormon Discussion: 336: Sacred Experiences and Religious Context The post Mormon Discussion: 336: Sacred Experiences and Religious Context appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today we Sit down with former LDS Area Authority Hans Mattsson. As Hans begin reading into the deeper history of Mormonism and as other approached him with their historical questions, Hans sensed that the Church’s narrative didn’t hold up and that the tough questions did not have satisfactory answers. Hans took his concerns to the… Read More »Mormon Discussion: 335: Hans Mattsson – A Crisis of Truth The post Mormon Discussion: 335: Hans Mattsson – A Crisis of Truth appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today we share what set us down the path to the events that led to my Excommunication.  Today I read a letter I sent to members of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve 2 years ago.  In this letter I lay out what I believe are the top 5 issues facing the… Read More »Mormon Discussion: 334: The Letter That started It All The post Mormon Discussion: 334: The Letter That started It All appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

We sit down with Jim Bennett, son of former Utah Senator Bob Bennett, to discuss Jim’s response to the CES Letter. This interview takes place over several different days and comprises looking at the troublesome issues the CES Letter presents and reviewing where Jeremy Runnells and Jim Bennett disagree. I try to play a mediator… Read More »Jim Bennett and Bill Reel and the Issues of the CES Letter Part 7 The post Jim Bennett and Bill Reel and the Issues of the CES Letter Part 7 appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

We sit down to complete the trifecta third part interview with my best of friends Mekael and Kelsey.  We pick up where these two meet and how their relationship blooms and what led them to have met me and our incredible friends Chris and Dawn.  We spend some time discussing what things look like on… Read More »Mormon Discussion: 332: Mekael & Kelsey Part 3 The post Mormon Discussion: 332: Mekael & Kelsey Part 3 appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

In episode 2 my beautiful friend Kelsey tells us her story.  How she was loved and supported by an incredible family and but inside Mormonism we still have to look a certain way and fit a certain mold.  Kelsey tells us how she knew she was lesbian very early but always shoved it down in… Read More »Mormon Discussion: 331: Kelsey Part 2 The post Mormon Discussion: 331: Kelsey Part 2 appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today we sit down with my dear friend Mekael.  This episode is part 1 of a 3 part series.  Mekael helps us see into her life where from the time she is a child she seeks to fit in, to make her family proud and to make her faith system proud of her.  But she… Read More »Mormon Discussion: 330: Mekael Part 1 The post Mormon Discussion: 330: Mekael Part 1 appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.